The Sankofa Collaborative Weekly Resource

Black History Month and Juneteenth may be in the rearview mirror for 2026, but don't count out August for activism, awareness initiatives and educational programs.

BLACK AUGUST

Black August 2026 – Get Involved and Be Outside | Our Time Press, August 2026

A researcher at the Old State House discovered slave auctions had once taken place on museum grounds. Her bosses told her to stay silent. | Arkansas Times, August 2026

NBCIT Daily: Keeping Black America Culturally Informed | National Black Cultural Information Trust, August 2026

Upcoming Events

2026 Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In - Teaching for Change

Hosted at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. 10th Annual Native Knowledge 360° Teach-In Cultural Sovereignty on Saturday, September 26, 2026 9:00AM - 2:30PM ET. This event will be hosted IN PERSON in Washington, D.C.

2026 New Jersey History Conference

New Jersey Historical Commission presents 2026 New Jersey History Conference - Friday, October 30, 2026 at Kean University STEM Building, Union, NJ.

Does your organization have an upcoming event that aligns with the Sankofa Collaborative’s mission? Send the registration page link and the image you would like used to sstephens1622@gmail.com at least 10 days prior to the event and we will include it in our Weekly Resource.

Additional opportunities to engage with history can be found on the New Jersey Historical Commission's New Jersey Black History Events List.

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The Sankofa Collaborative helps people learn about, understand, and discuss African American history in schools, museums, libraries, civic groups, and other settings.

The Collaborative is the work of four New Jersey organizations - 1804 Consultants, The New Jersey Historical Society, Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, and the William Trent House Museum. Our programs and website are made possible through generous grants from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, the New Jersey Historical Commission, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Patient First.

Sankofa, a word from the Twi language of Ghana, translates to "go back and get it." It is often depicted by a bird with its body facing forward and its head turned back, holding a precious egg. This and other Sankofa symbols remind us of the importance of learning from the past.

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